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01/20/05
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The Nikon LS-2000 Film scanner is used to
scan in 35mm slides, 35mm negatives, or other film. An adapter can be
purchased to allow it to work with APS film. The unit is attached to the
computer via a SCSI cable. In the picture above, the scanner is the unit
to the right. The slide adapter is mounted in the unit; the slide
adapter can be pulled out and replaced with the motorized 35mm film
adapter, which is set up to handle negative strips of up to 6 frames.
The following instructions apply to using
the slide scanner. Anyone wanting to image from other films should read
the manual carefully; if inserted improperly films can be ruined.
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Turn on the Nikon Slide scanner (switch
on top, I
is on).
Turn on the system (see Overview)
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PhotoShop |
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| 2. In PhotoShop, use
the File:Import:Select Twain32 Menu to select the Nikon Scan 2.1
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| 3. Next, Use the
File:Import:Twain_32 Menu to start the Nikon Scan Module. You
will see a new window with an image from the last preview that
was done. The next step is to open the settings dialog:
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bottom of the settings dialog are the saved settings. Hopefully
one of these will work for you; more will be added as we need to
solve particular imaging problems. To see the individual files
click on the links to the right; to see all the files on one
page, click
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Setting
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Image Size
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File Size (JPG)
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Resolution
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Use
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| Slide640/72 |
640W x 427H |
42 Kb |
72 dpi |
Scan in whole image for web. |
| Slide800/72 |
800W x 533H |
64 Kb |
72dpi |
Medium resolution/size for web
or on-screen use. |
| Slide1024/72 |
1,024W x 682H |
99 Kb |
72 dpi |
Crop out small portion of
larger image for web. |
| Dmcslides |
651W x 433H |
47 Kb |
300dpi |
High resolution; slide clean
on. |
| Max |
3,894W x 2,592H |
1,270 Kb |
453dpi |
Highest resolution. |
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5. Insert the slide in the
scanner. The top of the slide should face to the left (put the
slide in sideways)
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6. To scan
a slide, simply select a setting and click on the green scan
button. If you wish to preview the slide you can click on the
preview button, but the scanner is set to scan the whole slide
by default - you can save time by skipping the preview.
7. The slide will scan. Scanning time varies
from as little as 30 seconds to as much as several minutes. The
time is a factor of resolution, image size, and whether or not
you turn the cleaning feature on (more resolution and bigger
images take longer).
8. The image will open in a window in
PhotoShop. The Nikon Scan window will stay open in the
foreground. You cannot do anything with the newly opened image
until you close the Nikon Scan window. If you have more slides
to scan it makes sense to scan them at this point rather than to
continually open and close the Nikon Scan window. Typically, you
can scan up to 8 or so slides safely (at smaller image sizes).
9. To eject a slide, push in the button at the
lower right side of the slide adapter.
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| 10. Once you have scanned in
several images, close the Nikon Scan window and turn your
attention to the images. For this, you will need to use
PhotoShop; you can follow the link below for instructions. |
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| Some thoughts on using the scanner:
There are a wide variety of setting changes that can be made on
the Nikon Scanner. In some cases, it may take extensive
experimentation to get a good scan. For images which will be
displayed on the computer, however, I have found that the
settings listed above will work 95% of the time (with some clean
up in PhotoShop). With a little practice it is no trouble to
scan in 20-30 pictures in an hour, as long as they need only
minimal manipulation in PhotoShop. |
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